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October 2, 2019
Book some time at the Bandera Library
By Michael Garr, Library Director
Special to the Prophet
October will be a busy month at the Bandera Library. The August Artist of the Month is Veronica Ordaz Collazo, Ph.D. in counseling psychology, a resident of Tarpley, who has been painting for almost six years. She paints a variety of subjects representing different cultures and ethnicities and recently created some abstract art. She views painting as a cathartic vehicle that facilitates an outlet for creativity and relaxation. Some of her works will be offered for sale—originals, giclées, and prints. A reminder that the monthly Thursday Book Club will meet on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m., to discuss “The Last Days of Night” by Graham Moore. They welcome everyone, even if you haven’t read the book.
The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. They promise a real blockbuster sale with many new additions from generous donors. During the Saturday Sale, the library will welcome local author, Janalyn Knight, who writes contemporary western romance novels featuring sexy Texas cowboys and hot, self-reliant cowgirls. She will have copies of her latest book available for signing or you may just chat with her.
Saturday, Oct. 12, will be a doubleheader of events. The upstairs Teen Center will host a Dungeons and Dragons Adventure League. Experts and beginners are equally welcome as are Wizards, Rangers, Elves, Dwarves, Archliches and Red Dragons. It runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Downstairs, the library hosts a “Texas Writes” event, also beginning at 10 a.m. Coffee and water will be available for a morning of instruction and discussion on writing for publication. Each event is free and open to the public but pre-registration is helpful to plan on space requirements. Call the Bandera Library at 830-796-4213 for either Oct. 12 event.
New arrivals this week at the Bandera Library include Meg Waite Clayton’s “Last Train to London.” It is described as a fascinating tale of love, loss and heroism in the dark days leading up to World War II. Patrons who enjoyed Attica Locke’s “Bluebird, Bluebird” will revel in the sequel adventure of Texas Ranger Darren Matthews in “Heaven, My Home.” He is on the hunt of a boy who’s gone missing, but the boy’s family of white supremacists are his real target.
“Dutch House” by Ann Patchett is getting a lot of buzz for this book. Publishers Weekly says, "Patchett's splendid novel is a thoughtful, compassionate exploration of obsession and forgiveness, what people acquire, keep, lose or give away, and what they leave behind."
Adventure fans will welcome “Lethal Agent” the 18th Mitch Rapp thriller, authored by Vince Flynn before his death and now continued by Kyle Mills. An unprecedented and terrifying bioterrorism plot threatens to kill millions during a divisive presidential election in this new thriller. Linwood Barclay offers “Elevator Pitch” an edge of your seat thriller that does for elevators what “Psycho” did for showers and “Jaw” did of the beach. Teens will rejoice in the arrival of author, Rick Riordan, with “Tyrants Tomb” the fourth book in the Trials of Apollo series, a popular middle school series.
The library took advantage of a fantastic offer from Texas A & M Press, to purchase several new books, including “Unbraided-Four Men, Sixteen Mustangs, Five States in Five Months”, “Everyday Music”, “Mexican Light-Healthy Cooking for Today’s Cook” and “Goodbye Gluten-Happy Healthy Delicious Eating with a Texas Twist” among the seven new books. Look on the Texas shelves for these new books.
The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. They promise a real blockbuster sale with many new additions from generous donors. During the Saturday Sale, the library will welcome local author, Janalyn Knight, who writes contemporary western romance novels featuring sexy Texas cowboys and hot, self-reliant cowgirls. She will have copies of her latest book available for signing or you may just chat with her.
Saturday, Oct. 12, will be a doubleheader of events. The upstairs Teen Center will host a Dungeons and Dragons Adventure League. Experts and beginners are equally welcome as are Wizards, Rangers, Elves, Dwarves, Archliches and Red Dragons. It runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Downstairs, the library hosts a “Texas Writes” event, also beginning at 10 a.m. Coffee and water will be available for a morning of instruction and discussion on writing for publication. Each event is free and open to the public but pre-registration is helpful to plan on space requirements. Call the Bandera Library at 830-796-4213 for either Oct. 12 event.
New arrivals this week at the Bandera Library include Meg Waite Clayton’s “Last Train to London.” It is described as a fascinating tale of love, loss and heroism in the dark days leading up to World War II. Patrons who enjoyed Attica Locke’s “Bluebird, Bluebird” will revel in the sequel adventure of Texas Ranger Darren Matthews in “Heaven, My Home.” He is on the hunt of a boy who’s gone missing, but the boy’s family of white supremacists are his real target.
“Dutch House” by Ann Patchett is getting a lot of buzz for this book. Publishers Weekly says, "Patchett's splendid novel is a thoughtful, compassionate exploration of obsession and forgiveness, what people acquire, keep, lose or give away, and what they leave behind."
Adventure fans will welcome “Lethal Agent” the 18th Mitch Rapp thriller, authored by Vince Flynn before his death and now continued by Kyle Mills. An unprecedented and terrifying bioterrorism plot threatens to kill millions during a divisive presidential election in this new thriller. Linwood Barclay offers “Elevator Pitch” an edge of your seat thriller that does for elevators what “Psycho” did for showers and “Jaw” did of the beach. Teens will rejoice in the arrival of author, Rick Riordan, with “Tyrants Tomb” the fourth book in the Trials of Apollo series, a popular middle school series.
The library took advantage of a fantastic offer from Texas A & M Press, to purchase several new books, including “Unbraided-Four Men, Sixteen Mustangs, Five States in Five Months”, “Everyday Music”, “Mexican Light-Healthy Cooking for Today’s Cook” and “Goodbye Gluten-Happy Healthy Delicious Eating with a Texas Twist” among the seven new books. Look on the Texas shelves for these new books.